Safety

Above all we value safety of life at sea by laying emphasis on training to prevent accidents.

The protection of the marine environment and the prevention of any kind of pollution, marine or otherwise is also of highest concern; Training and a constant professional attitude toward shipboard maintenance and pollution prevention allows us to keep the interests of the environment always in mind.


Strength

Since it started operating in 1973, UNIVAN kept growing, learning and improving.

Our strength lies in the high quality of our crew onboard and of our experienced managers and superintendents ashore. The sum of competence put together at UNIVAN definitely classes us at the pinnacle of reliable Shipmanagement.

 

Furthermore the wide breadth of Shipmanagement knowledge we have acquired places us as a leader in our field, being the pioneers and having shaped third party Shipmanagement as it is performed today.

UNIVAN today is one of the only Shipmanagement companies with and ISM Code Document of Compliance issued by 3 different certification bodies: Det Norske Veritas, Class NK and Lloyd's Register.


Cost efficiency

With more than 35 years of experience in Ship Management, we adopt a highly professional and cost conscious attitude in the management of our fleet.

We do maintain and operate cost control at all levels, from the sourcing of the spare parts to the placing of insurance cover. UNIVAN's use of Information Technologies and solid bargaining power, through buying networks built over the years, help us keep our expenses as low as possible.

Being cost conscious also implies taking great care of the value of our vessels; our target is also to maintain a ship at her best. We manage to keep a close track of our vessels through our regular quarterly reports and quarterly superintendent visits to assess their condition.


Flexibility

We have learned over the years to deliver services tailored to the needs of our customers; our staff at sea and ashore is constantly being briefed to respond to our customer's demand and specifications.

By keeping ahead of our clients' expectations, and being innovative and creative, we remain competitive in the world of Shipmanagement. We have designed on-time IT solutions that shipowners and operators can use at any time from anywhere, on the Internet, to check on any of their vessels we manage for them.


Transparency

We put great pride in the value of our word and in our reputation of integrity.

We view the shipowners and operators we are working with as partners. In order to develop a long-term partnership we have established a transparency policy.

We believe that it is due to the trust and seamless communication established with our clients, that we keep ahead of their expectations, enabling an efficient and fruitful partnership.